Ashok Leyland’s new 8x2 AVTR 4120 adds 5t payload to truck
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By Jim Gibbins - 1st May 2021
Chennai – Truck, bus and trailer builder, Ashok Leyland Ltd of Chennai, has launched its 4-axle (14-wheeler) 8x2 DTLA (dual-tyre-lift-axle) AVTR 41201 truck, which offers an additional 5-tonne payload compared with its standard 8x2 truck models.
The AVTR 4120 has a lift axle and offers a gross weight of 40.5-ton with the lift axle down and 28-ton with the lift axle up - during light load/partial load/return empty. It is fitted with 12.5-tonne dual-tyre-lift-axle (DTLA) with parallelogram technology. This allows the customer a broad logistics flexibility, to operate in a fuel manner and a lower TCO due to reduced tyre wear.
